Comments on: False Dawn http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/ Singapore's #1 Socio-Political Site Fri, 25 May 2012 04:31:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Poor Singapore Student http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-117765 Poor Singapore Student Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:59:01 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-117765 I agree with your poem, it deeply reflects what i think too! I agree with your poem, it deeply reflects what i think too!

]]> By: Daniel http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35997 Daniel Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:14:56 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35997 Gov is "Money not enough" and "Foreigner not enough" tiredsingaporean , you are right. I can't tell you enough how the MRT train really smell of Indian nowadays that it ought to be renamed IRT (Indian Rapid Train). It reminds me of the chemical warfare training I have during NS which I need to cover my nose. I am not alone as you see the female cover their nose in MRT as though they are wearing protective mask. There are also tons of china chicks, and now worse, Indian chicks touting as I walk for makan in Geylang vicinity. But no thank to those expensive "chicken", I prefer $3 chicken rice. The ministar ought to take the MRT and walk around Geylang to see the ground reality. I'm sure they will enjoy the smell and "scenery" and happily proclaim that "Singapore is really a interesting place to be in !" Gov is “Money not enough” and “Foreigner not enough”

tiredsingaporean ,
you are right.

I can’t tell you enough how the MRT train really smell of Indian nowadays that it ought to be renamed IRT (Indian Rapid Train). It reminds me of the chemical warfare training I have during NS which I need to cover my nose. I am not alone as you see the female cover their nose in MRT as though they are wearing protective mask.

There are also tons of china chicks, and now worse, Indian chicks touting as I walk for makan in Geylang vicinity. But no thank to those expensive “chicken”, I prefer $3 chicken rice.

The ministar ought to take the MRT and walk around Geylang to see the ground reality. I’m sure they will enjoy the smell and “scenery” and happily proclaim that “Singapore is really a interesting place to be in !”

]]> By: tiredsingaporean http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35890 tiredsingaporean Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:55:50 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35890 pugdragon! this is not just bad enough, wait until I tell you what I saw when I happened to drove passed geylang area one evening . . . . aiyoooohhhh! the jams so bad even on weekdays and along I saw soooo...many foreign chickens standing along the street and on every walkways, fat one thin one tall one short one . . . wa piang! you name it, they have it all kinds of colors and shades macham lelong lelong 3for $10, goodness me! imagine the number of chickens used daily by KFC oso cannot outnumbered them . . . . .see liao ar, sinkapor! pugdragon!

this is not just bad enough, wait until I tell you what I saw when I happened to drove passed geylang area one evening . . . . aiyoooohhhh! the jams so bad even on weekdays and along I saw soooo…many foreign chickens standing along the street and on every walkways, fat one thin one tall one short one . . . wa piang! you name it, they have it all kinds of colors and shades macham lelong lelong 3for $10, goodness me! imagine the number of chickens used daily by KFC oso cannot outnumbered them . . . . .see liao ar, sinkapor!

]]> By: pugdragon http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35884 pugdragon Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:44:03 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35884 Well put, tiredsingaporean, the true old Singaporean style! Yeah, we're losing our identity as Singaporeans especially with the gov-endorsed influx of foreigners. It's not that we hate foreigners, but the influx simply came too fast & furious. It's a shame some of us, including myself, resorted to avoid going out on weekends & public holidays cos of the crowd. That's one of the strong reasons I choose to work shift hours. Well put, tiredsingaporean, the true old Singaporean style! Yeah, we’re losing our identity as Singaporeans especially with the gov-endorsed influx of foreigners. It’s not that we hate foreigners, but the influx simply came too fast & furious. It’s a shame some of us, including myself, resorted to avoid going out on weekends & public holidays cos of the crowd. That’s one of the strong reasons I choose to work shift hours.

]]> By: rankthem http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35729 rankthem Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:04:31 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35729 Is this a poem or more like a complaint song? Is this a poem
or more like a complaint song?

]]> By: tiredsingaporean http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35612 tiredsingaporean Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:26:04 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35612 I am getting to feel more like an alien these days when I go down to town during weekends, the streets and the shopping malls are filled up with sooo . . . .oooo aiyah . . . I really don't know how to describe the scenes and goodness, the mrt stations especially in the central exchange and near chinatown area, at time I can even feel as though I am already in shenzhen, and also when the train passes through serangoon area, aiyoooohhhhhhh. . . . can die! big plastic bags, small plastic bags and all sorts of color and shape containers . . . . . I almost peng san liao . . . . and the noise, wa piang! they talk on their handphones all macham like long distance call, sooooo louuuuuddddddd sometime I tot they are quarrelling with the othe party . . . . . . see liao like that singapore! I am getting to feel more like an alien these days when I go down to town during weekends, the streets and the shopping malls are filled up with sooo . . . .oooo aiyah . . . I really don’t know how to describe the scenes and goodness, the mrt stations especially in the central exchange and near chinatown area, at time I can even feel as though I am already in shenzhen, and also when the train passes through serangoon area, aiyoooohhhhhhh. . . . can die! big plastic bags, small plastic bags and all sorts of color and shape containers . . . . . I almost peng san liao . . . . and the noise, wa piang! they talk on their handphones all macham like long distance call, sooooo louuuuuddddddd sometime I tot they are quarrelling with the othe party . . . . . . see liao like that singapore!

]]> By: pugdragon http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35602 pugdragon Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:06:07 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35602 The aspect of the poem describing Singapore as a nation that cares naught for its own citizens is very true. In welfare states like Canada & Australia, their citizens get priority in jobs. According to their immigration website, an employer can only hire a foreigner in a field that's not in demand for workers only if he has genuinely searched & found no suitable local candidate. That's a far cry from the situation over here. Employers readily accept lower-waged foreigners with no NS LIABILITIES. & what became of us? Forced to compete with foreigners for jobs while accepting lower payouts. Hey, aren't we people of this land? I don't feel that way. What's the worst thing about the influx of foreigners crowding Singapore to push Singapore to #3 in the list of most densely-populated countries? Singapore's gov wants it that way & relaxed immigration laws & offered more benefits to foreigners. I don't feel a sense of belonging here at all. I see lots of foreigners everyday even in the neighborhood where I reside. To make myself feel less bothered about the gov not taking care of its own people & inviting lots of foreigners to crowd up the country, I convinced myself that this is NOT my country. The aspect of the poem describing Singapore as a nation that cares naught for its own citizens is very true. In welfare states like Canada & Australia, their citizens get priority in jobs. According to their immigration website, an employer can only hire a foreigner in a field that’s not in demand for workers only if he has genuinely searched & found no suitable local candidate. That’s a far cry from the situation over here. Employers readily accept lower-waged foreigners with no NS LIABILITIES. & what became of us? Forced to compete with foreigners for jobs while accepting lower payouts. Hey, aren’t we people of this land? I don’t feel that way.

What’s the worst thing about the influx of foreigners crowding Singapore to push Singapore to #3 in the list of most densely-populated countries? Singapore’s gov wants it that way & relaxed immigration laws & offered more benefits to foreigners.

I don’t feel a sense of belonging here at all. I see lots of foreigners everyday even in the neighborhood where I reside. To make myself feel less bothered about the gov not taking care of its own people & inviting lots of foreigners to crowd up the country, I convinced myself that this is NOT my country.

]]> By: Its Time for repairs http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35501 Its Time for repairs Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:59:22 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35501 Yes, its TIME! Yes, its TIME!

]]> By: Daniel http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35364 Daniel Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:59:36 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35364 "one people, one nation and forevermore," Maybe this sound more real since certain real clown tell us recently we better off with one party. "one people, one nation, one party and forevermore, “one people, one nation and forevermore,”

Maybe this sound more real since certain real clown tell us recently we better off with one party.

“one people, one nation, one party and forevermore,

]]> By: Daniel http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35363 Daniel Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:56:47 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35363 This poem could well be our new Singapore pledge although a very long one. This poem reflect the reality rather than some "BUllSHit" we been reciting in school. People should remember this new "pledge" to remind them of make-believe world created by the LEEgime. This poem could well be our new Singapore pledge although a very long one. This poem reflect the reality rather than some “BUllSHit” we been reciting in school.

People should remember this new “pledge” to remind them of make-believe world created by the LEEgime.

]]> By: James http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35353 James Sun, 23 Nov 2008 20:03:58 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35353 People wont wake up until they are badly hit by something putting everyone into despair. This is the sad reality of life. People wont wake up until they are badly hit by something putting everyone into despair. This is the sad reality of life.

]]> By: smallvoice585 http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35263 smallvoice585 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:33:03 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35263 Dear Ho Cheow Seng, This is my honest verdict for your poem: Effort : 8/10 Originality : 1/10 Inspiration for positive action : 0/10 --------------------------------------------------- Overall : 2/10 Sorry for the poor score, but I believe that your palpable despair and anguish in the poem is based on a premature judgement. Singapore's political development is only in its neonatal stage. Dear Ho Cheow Seng,
This is my honest verdict for your poem:
Effort : 8/10
Originality : 1/10
Inspiration for positive action : 0/10
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Overall : 2/10
Sorry for the poor score, but I believe that your palpable despair and anguish in the poem is based on a premature judgement. Singapore’s political development is only in its neonatal stage.

]]> By: smallvice585 http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35194 smallvice585 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:36:09 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35194 Poetry? <a href="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3S0mEJ-aajM&NR=1" rel="nofollow">We also got song!</a> Poetry? We also got song!

]]> By: Gilbert Goh http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35193 Gilbert Goh Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:30:16 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35193 Ho, Brilliant peom and am almost t ouched to tears for it's bare reality and truth. Do not give up our fight for a better Singapore! Ho,

Brilliant peom and am almost t ouched to tears for it’s bare reality and truth.

Do not give up our fight for a better Singapore!

]]> By: Dora The Explorer http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35158 Dora The Explorer Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:33:22 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35158 Who do we ask for help when we don't know which way to go? The map! Hey wait! Where's the map? Oh no, we're gonna be lost! What are we gonna do?! (Stayed tuned for the next episode of Dora The Explorer : Lost in Singapore!) Who do we ask for help when we don’t know which way to go?

The map!

Hey wait! Where’s the map? Oh no, we’re gonna be lost! What are we gonna do?!

(Stayed tuned for the next episode of Dora The Explorer : Lost in Singapore!)

]]> By: tiredsingaporean http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35155 tiredsingaporean Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:27:13 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35155 Where is our once beloved country called singapore? Where is our once beloved country called singapore?

]]> By: Arix http://theonlinecitizen.com/2008/11/false-dawn/comment-page-1/#comment-35150 Arix Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:07:55 +0000 http://theonlinecitizen.com/?p=3321#comment-35150 Very touching poem indeed! Good piece of work! The absolute hopelessness and despondency of the average Singaporean is very-well showcased. Very touching poem indeed! Good piece of work! The absolute hopelessness and despondency of the average Singaporean is very-well showcased.

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